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I had the opportunity to sail on the new Royal Caribbean Ship, Harmony of the Seas, in November. The largest cruise ship at sea right now, she is beautiful featuring gray and teal colors in the cabins and throughout the ship.  The ship is great for families looking for endless …

A stopover in Seoul offers numerous hotel options. Depending on the preferred location and type of accommodation you are looking for her, consider the Lotte Hotel Seoul.   Top 10 reasons to choose the Lotte Hotel Seoul: 10. Location. Located in the financial city center, it is an easy pickup …

As the complimentary shuttle pulled up to a building resembling a warehouse, I assumed it must be the Nest Hotel. A Design Hotel, the Nest Hotel is located near the Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea. Gazing around the area, I realized that settled next to bridge, a railroad track …

Aman Resorts is perhaps the most exclusive luxury hospitality brand in the world and I am an #amanjunkie for sure! Ever since the opening of Amanera was announced last fall, I’ve been itching to pay a personal visit. Like most Aman properties, a resort representative greets you at the gate …

Imagine you’re at the airport getting checked in to travel on your trip to a fabulous international destination and the airline employee behind the counter explains that you can’t travel out of the country because your passport has less than 90 days validity on it. Many folks aren’t aware that …

Welcome back to Andavo Travel’s blog series, “How to build a successful home-based travel agency.” Each month, we interview one of our Andavo-affiliated travel advisors, in hopes that sharing their success stories will prove useful to those travel advisors new to the industry. For our fifth interview, we spoke to …

I recently had a wonderful opportunity to visit the new Hyatt Resorts in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Hyatt Resorts has developed a unique concept with their Ziva and Zilara resorts. It is a dabble into the all-inclusive market in a very different way. While the properties are connected, and there is …

The Peninsula Hotels have long been recognized as an industry leader in luxury hospitality with just ten properties across the globe. The Hong Kong property is the original and also serves as the flagship of the brand. The Peninsula Hong Kong, aka “Grande Dame of the Far East”, was established …

Welcome back to Andavo Travel’s blog series, “How to build a successful home-based travel agency.” Each month, we interview one of our Andavo-affiliated travel advisors, in hopes that sharing their success stories will prove useful to those travel advisors new to the industry. For our fourth interview, we spoke to …

On my world-wind tour of Europe last month I had the privilege of staying at the Ritz Carlton, Berlin at Potsdamer Platz 3. What a wonderful hotel and such a perfect location to get around the city. It was walking distance to major sites and easy to catch their subway, …